OAKLAND, CA, Oct. 24, 2014 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) -Paper Machinery Corpsaid it will premiere the highest-speed paper cup forming machine in history at Pack Expo, Nov. 2-5, in Chicago. The PMC 1003 can form up to 330 cups/minute, with greater efficiency and reduced production costs, the company said.

OAKLAND, CA, Oct. 24, 2014 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) -RockTennplans to close its uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) coreboard mill in Cincinnati, OH, by the end of the year, according to local press reports. The 53,000 tons/yr mill is one of RockTenn's oldest and smallest, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. The shut would impact 63 workers.

OAKLAND, Oct. 24, 2014 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) -Packaging Corp of America (PCA) completed the conversion of the D-3 machine at its DeRidder, LA, mill to 355,000 tons/yr of containerboard production on Oct. 17, the company told analysts this week during an earnings conference call.

WÜRZBURG, Germany, Oct. 24, 2014 (Press Release) -Parksons Packaging, a renowned Indian packaging manufacturer, recently ordered two additional high-performance Rapida 106 sheetfed offset presses. In the last two years the company has installed four medium-format Rapidas and is extremely satisfied with their performance.